Located on the northern edge of UCLA campus in Melnitz Hall, just off Sunset (at Hilgard). Parking in Lot 3, steps from the theater. Listening devices and ADA seating available. Call box office for accessibility info.

Stockton, 1945. Three Japanese American sisters return to their farm after years in camp, but the once prosperous family finds it’s not easy to pick up the pieces of their former lives. As the details of their deceased father’s final arrangements emerge, the sisters must work together to keep their dreams alive.

Special guest George Takei, who was incarcerated with his family as a child, will participate in a post-show discussion after the Nov. 17 matinee.

Gotanda is a Bay Area-based playwright who has been artist-in-residence at Stanford University, UC Berkeley and Berkeley Repertory Theatre. His plays, many of which explore Asian American issues and experiences, include “The Life and Times of Chang and Eng,” “After the War Blues,” “Under the Rainbow,” “The Ballad of Yachiyo” and “The Wind Cries Mary.” He also wrote and directed the films “The Kiss,” “Drinking Tea” and “Life Tastes Good.” On the web: www.philipkangotanda.com/.

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